Computing

Show Report: The 2006 Spring Intel Developer Forum is almost upon us, and we’re eagerly awaiting the chance to get down and dirty with Intel and other industry engineers and experts to discuss where technology is heading this year.

Review: ATI ships new core logic for AMD motherboards. Aimed at the enthusiast segment, it’s a single-chip, dual-PCIe X16 solution for gamers. We take a look at the ASUS A8R32-MVP and compare it with ATI’s earlier efforts and Nvidia’s current best.

Feature: It’s taking forever for Microsoft to finish it, and many users are still cringing from past OS upgrades (like Windows ME). Allow us to present some of the big changes in Windows Vista that make it a true generational leap over Windows.

Notes from the Lab: Loyd Case’s attempts to connect his digital music library to high-fidelity systems generated lots of comments and responses. Here are a few highlights, and some additional thoughts.

Roundup: Not everyone wants to go out and spend $80 on a high-end 2000dpi gaming mouse. We stopped by our local computer shop and picked up five mice for less than $20 each. Are any of them good, or do you really need to pay more to get a decent mouse?

Commentary: How do you learn? Are you afraid of making mistakes? Do you learn better in a group, or by yourself? Do you prefer being taught or just punching buttons? Loyd muses on a conversation with his wife about learning styles.

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